Veterans Day Freebies

2024 Veterans Day Freebies, Deals, & Discounts

Veterans Day is Thursday, Friday 11, 2024. Here's hoping this year has as many freebies as last year!

I broke this massive list into sections. There's so much free food, that I even split that up into free meals and free everything else (appetizers, drinks, sides, desserts, etc.)

Some freebie sites are reporting old or unconfirmed offers, like White Castle. Not HIF! I've scrubbed any unconfirmed freebies from our list. That means everything below is active, legit, and a real freebie!

Unless otherwise noted, these freebies are only available on Thursday, November 11 for Veterans and Active Duty Military personnel. You will need your valid military ID for almost all of these offers!

2024 Freebies will be announced in late October / early November. Below you can find previous year offers to get a sense of what is available each year!

Retail Discounts & Sales

Academy Sports & Outdoors – 10% off purchases through 11/11/20.

Bed Bath and Beyond – 25% off your entire purchase, in-store only.

Dollar General – 11% discount on in-store and online purchases for all veterans, active duty military, members of the National Guard & Reserve and their immediate family members.

Food Lion – 10 percent discount entire grocery bill.

Great Clips – Free haircut.

Home Depot – Veterans get a 10% discount during patriotic holidays.”

Lowe's – 10% discount

Publix – 10% discount on entire grocery bill. Excludes prescriptions, alcohol, tobacco, gift cards, lottery tickets, postage stamps, and money services.

Sports Clips – Free haircut through December 5.

Target – All military personnel, veterans, and families get 10% off both in-store and online purchases through November 11. Full instructions are here.

Walgreens – 20% discount Wednesday – Sunday, November 12.


Free Meals & Entrees

54th Street Grill & Bar – Any free entrée, up to $12, for dine-in only on Wednesday, Nov 11.

Applebee's – Free meal from a limited menu.

Arooga’s Grille House – Free meal from a select menu.

Aspen Creek Grill – Free meal from a select menu.

Bakers Square -Free Rise & Shine breakfast. Valid for dine-in and pick-up orders. Also, 20% off next visit.

Bandana's BBQ – Free Budget Buster Meal: 3oz. of our signature BBQ served with one piece of Garlic Bread and your choice of two sides.

Bar Louie – Free burger or flatbread, up to $15 in value.

BJ's Restaurants – Free entree up to $14.95, Dr. Pepper drink, and possibly a Pizookie dessert.

Bob Evans – Free meal from menu of seven options.

Buffalo Wild Wings – Free 10pc wings and side of fries.

California Pizza Kitchen – Free entree from 13 different options and free drink.

Chili's – Free meal from 7 options for dine-in only.

Cici's – Free adult buffet pizza with that coupon.

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Election Day 2020 Freebies

Election Day 2020 Freebies, Discounts & Deals!

I'm not sure if you've heard or not, but Election Day on Tuesday, November 3 is kind of important. We're having an electrocution? No, that's not it. An election! Yeah, whatever that is, I'm still not sure. I wish they'd do a little more advance publicity for this thing. At the very least, it'd be nice if the news mentioned it once or twice, geez.

Even though this year was a bit maddening, voting is important. It's right up there with respecting your elders and always offering guests named Goob a glass of whiskey. So in celebration of every Hiffer fulfilling their civic duty, a few business are giving out election day freebies!

All offers are valid on Tuesday, November 3 only unless otherwise specified! I'll continue updating this post with any new freebies I find.

    Free Election Day Food

  • Boston Market – Get a free slider from 9pm-close with no purchase necessary. (locations) [thanks to the Smart Shopper at WRAL for help with this!]
  • Chopt SaladPoll workers only get one free entree, up to $15. Must have proof of working the polls on November 3rd.⁠⠀(locations)
  • Dos TorosPoll workers only get one free entree, up to $15. Must have proof of working the polls on November 3rd.⁠⠀(locations)
  • Krispy KremeFREE DOUGHTNUT!! Sorry, I got really hyped at the idea of free sugar. In addition to a free Original Glazed Doughtnut all day, you'll get a free “I Voted” sticker. Now just make sure you actually vote too! (locations)
  • Natural Grocers – Members of their free rewards program will get a free chocolate bar, along with deals for their local store. This promo runs Thursday, November 5 to Saturday, November 7. (locations)
  • Pizza to the Polls – Uber Eats is partnering with Pizza to the Polls to deploy a fleet of over 250 food trucks across 25 cities to deliver free food and good vibes. The food trucks will be giving out free Shake Shack, Milk Bar and local favorites while playing music and celebrating civic engagement. They'll be on the road from Vote Early Day on October 24 through Election Day on November 3.

    Voters will be able to find food trucks in the following cities: Phoenix, Ariz.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Washington, D.C.; Miami, Fla.; Tampa, Fla.; Orlando, Fla.; Gainesville, Fla.; Atlanta, Ga.; Louisville, Ky.; Detroit, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Mich.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Las Vegas, Nev.; Reno, Nev.; New York, N.Y.; Charlotte, N.C.; Raleigh, N.C.; Greensboro, N.C.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Charleston, S.C.; Nashville, Tenn.; Houston, Texas; Austin, Texas; and Milwaukee, Wis.

  • Free Election Day Travel

  • Hertz – Get a free day's car rental to perform your civic duty when you book 2+ days in advance from one of their neighborhood locations.
  • Lyft – On Election Day, they're offering 50% off one ride, up to $10, to any polling location or dropbox using the code 2020VOTE. For the first time, this offer also includes bikes and scooters in select cities. New Lyft users can signup here and get a deal on your first ride!
  • Uber – 50% off roundtrip rides to and from the polls (up to $7 each trip), or up to $14 for the two trips. It also applies on bikes and scooters.
  • Starbucks Employees – If you work at Starbucks, then you get a free one-way ride, up to $75, to the polls to vote, volunteer as a poll worker, or drop off a ballott at a post office, ballot box or other official ballot drop location.
  • Free Election Day Deals

  • Chili's – They're offering $5 Presidential Margaritas. Need I say more? (locations)
  • Enlightened Ice Cream – Mention the word “vote” on your Instagram Story and tag @eatenlightened on November 3, and they'll send you a free Enlightened ice cream coupon. (locations)
  • Grubhub – A large list of restaurants are offering free delivery on Election Day orders of $15 or more. Some include 7-Eleven, Boston Market, BurgerFi, Clean Juice, Del Taco, Luna Grill and On the Border. Others will give free perks, like Applebee’s, Burger King, California Pizza Kitchen, Haagen-Dazs and PF Chang's.
  • Jersey Mike's – $2 off any regular sub when you order via their app. (locations)
  • Jimmy John's – BOGO 50% off 8″ or 16-inch sandwiches through November 8. Use promo SAVEON2 during online checkout. (locations)
  • McAlister's Deli – BOGO sandwich coupon loaded onto all Rewards members account. (locations)
  • Pieology – From Nov. 1-3, they're offering an Election Day 2020 bundle deal: Two 11 inch ‘Create Your Own' pizzas and a shareable dessert for $20.20. (locations)
  • Planet Fitness – They invite everyone who votes to come in for a free workout and HydroMassage from Election Day (Tuesday, November 3) through Sunday, November 8. (locations)

If you know of any I missed, please share with us in the comments!


Free Mother's Day Card

Free Mother’s Day Card

Artifact Uprising is giving away up to four free customized Mother's Day cards. However, you must order before May 1, 2019!

After creating your card with a custom photo and message, go through the checkout steps to send your free card. The payment screen should say $0.00 total. On the same screen, it asks “How did you hear about us?” Feel free to answer with heyitsfree.net! 😊


Free Merry Christmas Window Cling

Despite the insanely overblown video on their site, I'm a member of the “say whatever you want this time of year” camp. Be it Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, or Blorp McGlavin. So if wishing people at your front door a Merry Christmas sounds good to you, sign up for a free Merry Christmas window cling from CBN.

I'll get looking for one of those Blorp stickers next.


Free Uber Ride on Election Day.

Free Rides on Election Day

Election Day is right around the corner on Tuesday, November 6. But what if you need a ride to the voting polls?

Lyft is offering free and discounted rides all day long. More info will be available on their site and in the app closer to election day.

  • 🚙 New Lyft riders can use code RYAN285139 to get $5 to $20 off your first ride, depending where you live!

Meanwhile, Uber has partnering with nonprofit organizations #VoteTogether and Democracy Works to register voters before state deadlines and provide free rides to the polls. It seems they'll also release more info closer to election day.

  • 🚗 New Uber riders can use code UBERHIF to get your first ride free!

Finally, always check with a local campaign. It's very common for campaigns to organize ride shares, especially for voters who want to vote for them!

I'll keep updating this post as Lyft and Uber release updates on redeeming a free ride.

Earn Extra Holiday Cash

Both Uber and Lyft are offering bonuses for becoming drivers! Working at your own pace and setting your hours while driving are a great way to add a little money to your wallet for the holidays.

If interested, make sure to sign up soon! For a limited time, the next 1000 new Lyft drivers that apply are eligible for a $300 bonus after completing 100 rides!


Tax Day Freebies

2024 Tax Day Freebies and Deals

Ahh, glorious Income Tax Day is upon us with but a single day to spare. I've still yet to finish mine. I've only entered in my name and address on my Turbo Tax account, but the status bar still reads as 0% complete. That's not too encouraging if you ask me. I might just end up filing for an extension this morning. Hooray Democracy! At least I'm a few steps ahead of Homer Simpson.

While I toil away at figuring out which of my plants count as dependents (hey, they couldn't live without me!), enjoy this list of 2024 Tax Day freebies and deals! I should note, you may see other frugal sites reporting additional freebies, but I didn't include those. Everything below are offers with hard evidence for them online.

Unless otherwise noted, these freebies are available on Monday, April 15, 2024 only.

2024 Tax Day Freebies

File Your Taxes – Before we get to the fun stuff, you've filed your taxes, right?! If you haven't, you can file your free federal tax return in minutes with Turbo Tax or H&R Block. I'd start with getting that done before scoring any freebies from below 😀

More Freebies Coming Soon! They're usually announced in late March / early April.

As always, if you know about a freebie I missed, please share it with me and other Hiffers alike in the comments!


Holiday gift ideas for men, dads, and guys

2022 Holiday Gift Ideas for Guys

Chances are HIF isn't the only freebie site you traffic. One obvious difference you've probably noticed is that I hardly ever publish deals. I don't even think I mentioned Black Friday or Cyber Monday this year and I've never been big on posting HOT coupons or SUPER deals because…ugh. That's just not my cup of tea.

Part of the reason I avoid coupons and deals so much is because I don't want to publish 10 or 20 posts a day. Another reason is I don't shop that much! I rarely know if something is a great deal, so I don't like pretending to be an authority on something I'm not. And finally most deal blogs cover (A) female stuff (B) children stuff and (C) coupons. I'm not a woman, I don't have kids, and here's my dirty secret – I suck at couponing. I just don't do it. Like, at all.

It makes sense that so many sites cover those topics though. Most of you reading this are female and most people running deal blogs are as well. But here's the thing. I'm a dude. Without kids. And that's something I'm an authority at.

A common refrain from the women in my life is that guys are hard to buy gifts for. Particularly me. I find that crazy, because I'm incredibly thankful and appreciative for anything given to me. But I'm always told I'm hard to shop for because I like everything and I imagine that most guys in their twenties are the same way.

So I decided to put together a list of my favorite things just in case you too are having trouble buying gifts for the guys in your life.

These aren't deals. Chances are everything is selling for what it normally does, though I did try to provide coupons and matchups where I could find them. More to the point is that every single item below are things that I use in my daily life and absolutely love. They were either given to me or I stumbled across them by accident at some point. They're things that I would give my own brothers and as such have earned the Goob Stamp of Approval.

Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Guys

Whiskey Rocks – It's no secret that a splash of water brings out the flavor in good whiskey, but one thing I hate is when the ice melts and waters it down. Enter whiskey rocks. You store them in the freezer, throw them in your drink, and you suddenly have a cool but not watered down beverage.

Moleskine Notepad Gift Idea

Moleskine – These are hands down the best affordable notebooks I've come across. As I've mentioned before, I carry a pocket-sized, ruled, softcover notebook with me everywhere I go. They have a hardcover line as well, but their basic ruled notepads are the ones I'm in love with. When you have a memory like mine, this is how you make sure never to forget.

Uniball Jetstream Pens

uni-ball Jetstream pens – Some of you may remember these pens from a few years back when they were given away as freebies. Well that's when I got hooked – they're fantastic. Though you can probably get them cheaper at your local store. Maybe not. To be honest, I buy them in bulk, but I doubt you'll want to pay $20 for a box of 12 pens.

Tide To Go Stain Pen

Tide To Go – I'm a klutz and I hate doing laundry. Need I say more? I keep one of these in my messenger bag at all times and I can't count the number of stains they've saved me from.

Baseball

Baseball – This is one of those things that you need to buy in a store. But having a real baseball next to my computer is such a stress reliever. I can't tell you the number of times I pick it up throughout the day and walk around my apartment tossing it to myself just to think or clear my head.

Big Present Ideas for Guys

Yankee Candle for Guys

Yankee Candle – I don't care what any guy says, having a nice candle around is a good thing that we all enjoy. Whether we're entertaining a lady friend or trying to clear the air after a night of Mexican food. I personally like the Drift Away scent or many of the other wood/water related scents. Try to stay away from any food smells. Those always make me unnecessarily hungry. You get the best bang for your buck with the larger candles since they burn for over 120 hours.

SwissGear Computer Backpack

SwissGear Computer Backpack – This backpack can take a beating while protecting your laptop. It's padded, it's got decent storage space, tons of little loops and belts if you need them, and what I use when travel. I also have a SwissGear laptop bag, which kind of looks like a messenger bag, but I got that in a Beijing market. Even SwissGear knockoffs hold up well!

Amazon Kindle Keyboard

Kindle eReader – I read voraciously as a child and then fell out of it for a while starting in high school. A few years back I had the opportunity to get a Kindle and my world changed. I've read more in the past three years than I had the previously decade. The one pictured above is the older model, which I prefer, however the newer model is cheaper. I actually had my original Kindle stolen this autumn, so I picked up a newer Kindle Paperwhite, which has built-in lighting. My only gripe is there's no buttons on it, so in order to turn the page you have to manually tap the screen and it's not that responsive.

Asics Onitsuka Tiger 81 Shoes

Asics Onitsuka Tiger 81 Shoes – I never in a million years thought I'd rave about shoes, but these are the bees knees. They're extremely lightweight and supposedly made 30 years ago for running, though the only running I do is to the subway station a block away. Zappos has them on sale plus they have a million color combos and free returns. I do want to note that they breathe so well that you don't want to wear them in rain as they get soaked pretty quick.

Lands End No Iron Pinpoint Shirts

Lands' End No Iron Pinpoint shirts – And finally we have dress shirts, yet another product that I never thought I'd care about. It's no secret that I can work in nothing but my underwear every day and the only person to find out is the mailman. However I like to actually get dressed every morning just so it feels like I'm going to work and I don't slack off. And Lands' End shirts are the best. You can pair them with slacks and throw a tie on or wear them out at night with jeans. Plus the no-iron ones never require ironing (just hang them in a steamy bathroom if they get wrinkled) and they never stain thanks to those Tide pens above.

So there ya go. All of the stuff listed above can be found in my apartment and I stand by them as good gifts. Hope that helps a few people this holiday season.


Free MLK Day Promotional Items

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January each year. It's not a holiday that traditionally is associated with freebies. However, to spread the word, the government is giving away free MLK Day promotional items every year. I still have my door hangers from 2011!

  • MLK Day Posters
  • MLK Day Fact Sheet
  • bookmarks
  • stickers
  • door hangers

While at the beach last summer, I could have their free MLK bookmark. After finishing a chapter, I wanted to go take a dip in the ocean but didn't have a bookmark. I started to dog ear the page, but then came up the ingenious plan to make a bookmark! I grabbed a handful of sand, mashed it together tightly, and stuck it in the book.

Yeah, that didn't work.


Mother’s Day Freebies

Unless otherwise noted, all of the freebies below are available on Sunday, May 10 (Mother's Day!). As always, be sure to call ahead to your local store to make sure they're participating in the freebies.

And of course, if you know of any that I missed, please leave a comment!

Bob Evans – Print out this coupon and get a free slice of pie after 4pm.

Champps – Moms get a free entree with the purchase of an equally valued entree.

El Pollo Loco – In a fabulous PR move, they are offering to honor the KFC coupon that many of us printed but were unable to use thanks to KFC not being prepared to meet the demand. Here's to El Pollo Loco stepping in to fill the free chicken void in our lives.

Ikea – Moms can get a free small breakfast and coffee. No word on whether or not you can eat it while lounging on some of the furniture.

Kodak – First off, shipping is not included in this offer, but if you use the code FREECARD, you can get a free custom photo card worth up to $2.49.

Michael's Kids' Workshop On Saturday, there's a Make it for Mom Bead Event (pretty self-explanatory) while on Sunday, they have a Decorate a Cookie with Mom event. Both are from 1-4pm.

Outback Steakhouse – Bring “mum” in and she can get a free $10 gift certificate good for her next visit.

Smokey Bones – Moms get a free meal (up to $20) with the purchase of an equally valued meal.

TCBY – They're offering a free cup or cone of yogurt to all moms!

T.G.I. Friday's – With the purchase of an entree, mom's get a free mom-sized (what the heck is that?) Brownie Obsession or Spiced Up Cupcake.

Texas de Brazil (warning: their website auto-plays some amazing eurodance techno music. Do not go there if you are prone to outbursts of dancing and/or raving) – Here's a coupon good for up to two free entrees with the purchase of two regular sized dinners.

Texas Land & Cattle – Mom's can get a coupon good for one free entree (up to $15), which can be redeemed during their next visit.